Project

Today’s world is based on the internet and social media. People with intellectual disability also use the Internet in a more and more common and sophisticated way. They are encouraged to this, because thanks to digital inclusion they can become full citizens of society and does not stand in the worse position when looking for work.

Internet, due to its universality and accessibility, however, carries many risks. Cyber violence and the antidote of cyber safety are fast becoming a global concern for governments, educational authorities, teachers, parents and users alike. Some aspects of internet endanger safety of all – children, teenagers, adults and seniors, regardless of whether they are people with or without intellectual disabilities. But it can be concluded that people with intellectual disabilities are more vulnerable to various types of fraud and cyberbullying.

Because of limited founds of public centers for people with disability, staff leading computer labs are often therapists, who are left alone, with no IT support and sometimes they have no skill to resolve problems they met during their everyday work. Sometimes they are not even conscious of the problems.

The project idea is to define the dangers of work not only in internet but also in computer environment, met in computer labs and workshops used by people with intellectual disability. Together with dangers and risks list the answers and solutions will be worked out. All this knowledge will be accessible in form of database, where labs leaders and staff can find information. The database will be also accessible for persons with intellectual disability. Rules will be given in easy to read text.

The main effort in project will be focused on safe labs. One of the aims of the project is to create safe and favorable condition for people with mental disabilities working in computer labs. The Certificate for Safe Lab will be created and introduced. Certificate for Safe Lab will guarantee that place, where people with mental disabilities work is safe in this area. The set of requirements with the descriptions how to fill them up will be prepared in the form of Guide of Safe Labs Certificate.

In project Main National Trainers will be trained according Guide to be able to help in improving computer labs safety and training people with disability in safe internet behaving. The worked out program of trainings will be published. The databases, guide, certificates idea will be presented during local, national seminaries, where parallel will be conducted course for people with disability leaded by Main National Trainers and Supporting Trainers – persons with intellectual disability.

Project results and objectives are aimed to staff leading computer labs and workshops in Activation Centers or Occupational Therapy Workshops for adults persons with intellectual disability and for participants with intellectual disability of these establishments.

Social Innovation Centre

Inclusion Czech Republic

The Polish Association for Persons with Intellectual Disability

The Polytechnic Institute of Santarém

The project is co-financed within Erasmus+ program KA2 Strategic partnership. The information and views set out in the project materials are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the European Commission.